(VOVWORLD) - The southern province of Binh Duong has decided to extend social distancing measures under the Prime Minister’s Directive 16 in “red zones” for 15 more days while "freezing" 15 wards in Thuan An and Di An cities and Tan Uyen township as COVID-19 infections continue surging.
 Quiet Thu Dau Mot town in Binh Duong during social distancing. (Photo: VNA) |
The southern industrial hub reported a record of more than 5,400 new cases on Sunday, pushing the province's count in the fourth wave of infections to over 100,000.
Thuan An is Binh Duomg’s current biggest hotspot with more than 3,300 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
Binh Duong failed to complete its earlier goal of controlling the pandemic and bringing the province to a new normal from September 1. The extension of social distancing measures will give time for the province to speed up testing to detect infections in the community.
Local authorities in the “red zones” were asked to mobilise vehicles to transport goods to provide food and necessities for local residents.
A 1,000-bed field hospital in Bau Vang district is scheduled to be completed on Monday while construction of another with capacity of 2,800 beds will be finished in the next few days.